Implement-bracket.



W. F. BUDLONG.

IMPLEMENT BRACKET. APPLICATION EILED SEN-18,1912.

' Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

TIE TAT WILBUR F. BUIDLONG, 0F IBEREA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DUNHAM COMPANY, OF BEREA, OI-IIO.

IMPLEMENT-BRACKET.

Application filed September 18, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IVILBUR F. BUDLONG, citizen of the United States, residing at Ber-ea, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Implement-Brackets, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention relates broadly as already stated to an implement bracket and more particularly to a form of lateral end bracket constituting together with another and similar bracket at the opposite end, the parts of the frame of a vehicle or agricultural implement which are adapted to be mounted upon opposite ends of the axle and in turn support the superstructure.

The general object of my invention is to provide a bracket which, while compact and sightly in appearance, will prove highly efficacious and at the same time be economical of manufacture.

More specific objects are: To secure the maximum of strength with the minimum of weight. To require the fewest manufacturing operations. To attain greater uniformity and hence more accurate fitting of the parts. To facilitate assemblage. To insure greater rigidity of the whole.

The inventive conception is embodied in means which are hereinafter explained and variously combined in the claims, while the annexed drawing and particular description thereof together set forth in detail several certain means constituting my invention, the disclosed means however, being but some of various mechanical forms in which the principle of my invention may be applied.

To clarify the significance of the preceding paragraph it may be stated that while the annexed specification and claims designatc my invention as an implement bracket it has the form of and utility as a shaft hanger and I would not be confined by its use to the specific purpose named herein, but have it understood as merely illustrative of one of many uses to which it is adapted. In the following description and in the draw- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

Serial in. 721,001.

ings accompanying, its use is shown adapted to an implement member as a part of the necessary frame for land rollers, soil pulverizers, disk harrows and the like. As such it constitutes the end portion of said frames having attached to its top the longitudinal members hereinafter described while in the lower portion is contained the journal box or hearing of the shaft upon which is mounted, either a land roller drum, cultivating members or the sections of pulverizing disks as the case may be.

IVith reference next to the drawing, the several views may be described as follows:

Figure I is an elevation of a bracket embodying my invention as seen from the outside, and also showing a pair of transverse connecting members comprising a part of the superstructure. Fig. II is a top plan of Fig. I. Fig. III is an end elevation of the bracket seen from the left, and with the upper portion sectioned 011 line IIIIII of Fig. II. Fig. IV is a section of one detail taken on line IV-IV and looking in the direction of the arrows. This figure is moreover transposed at an angle of fortyfive degrees. Fig. V is a perspective of one detail. Fig. VI is a broken view of a simplified modification similar to that of Fig. I save that certain parts are omitted. Fig. VII is a top plan of Fig. VI. Fig. VIII is an end elevation of Fig. VI likewise seen from the left and showing the upper portion sectioned on line VIIIVIII of Fig. VII. Fig. IX is an outline view of the brackets and connecting bar, the braces 16 being omitted for the sake of clear showing.

The structure of my inventive bracket embodies below an axle inclosing member 1 which is preferably an integral bearing-casting. It is essentially on two oppositely disposed sides 2 and 3, of cylindrical shape having a central horizontally disposed bore 4. This casting is furthermore provided on two remaining oppositely disposed sides with upwardly elongated angular shaped bosses 5, having slightly beveled side surfaces, as clearly seen in Fig. IV. These bosses project both upwardly and downwardly beyond the cylindrical shaped surfaces 2 and 3 of the casting 1 and incline toward and meet across the latter and form fiat substantially horizontal transverse surfaces 6 and 7. The upper and lower surfaces 8 and 9 of the outer edge portions of each of these bosses 5 are furthermore centrally recessed respectively in a downward and an upward direction to form above and below a pair of alined grooves which are transverse with respect to the bore 4. The purpose of these grooves will be presently described, even though this be already manifest from an inspection of Figs. I and V. Passing downwardly through each of the peripheral oppositely-disposed surfaces 2 and 3 are openings each designated as 11 which are intended for the reception of cotterpins (not shown) through'the medium of which the bearing-casting is fixed to the axle in a well known manner.

A pair of symmetrically bent arms 12, of standard channel-shaped cross-section such that as a manufacturing incident opposite sidesconverge inwardly, substantially correspond throughout their length in interiorly recessed contour with the outer shape of the bosses 5. These arms extend up- 7 wardly on opposite sides of the member 1 and are thus adapted to partially inclose the bosses after the manner of a wedge fit. The arms 12 are preferably of wrought steel and are bent in such a form that they will tend to offer the greatest measure of resistance to load and transverse or torsional strains. It will be noted that their lower ends 13 are substantially parallel and that, beginning with that portion of their extent which is disposed above the member 1, they diverge upwardly to again lie substantially parallel at their upper ends 14. As so disposed contiguous to the member 1 and snugly inclosing the oppositely disposed upright bosses 5 they may be readily secured to the latter, as best seen in Figs. I and V, through the medium-of the two pair of oppositely disposed openings in them (not shown) each such pair registering however, respectively with the grooves beyond the upper and lower surfaces of the member 1; and bolts 15 extending through the openings and lying in the grooves as will be readily understood. By this manner of fixing the arms 12 to the member 1, a tendency to wedge ensues as they are drawn together and an extremely rigid lower connection is effected in consequence.

Extending between the arms 12 some distance below their uppermost extremitles 1s a brace-member 16. This is preferably composed of steel tire stock having a round edge and a uniform width corresponding with the width of channel of the arms 12. The ends 17 of this brace-member 16 are bent downwardly for a sufficient distance and are similarly curved as the proximate interior surface of the arms 12 in order that they may lie against them and be snugly disposed or wedged within the channel recesses thereof as clearly shown .in Fig. I. These ends may then be secured to the arms in any satisfactory manner such as by rivets of angle-iron of approxin'iately L shaped cross-section, one leg of each member being adapted to lie upon the upper surface of, the br -ice-member 16 and the other or perpendicularly extending legs being adapted to extend across and lie contiguous with 55 the two inner edges of the arms 12 as readily seen in either Figs. I or II. These are moreover the two members which are not strictly a part of my inventive bracket. Extending between and resting in turn upon these main 9o transverse members 19, is a supplemental brace-member 20 likewise of angular cross section. This last mentioned member has three sides, a bottom 21 actually resting upon the members 19, two end surfaces 22 which abut the interior surfaces of the perpendicular legs of the members 19 and an upright side 23 which is disposed flush with the outside edges of both the brace-member 16 and the transverse member 19 as clearly indicated in Figs. I and II. It was in order to assist toi ard an understanding of the shape of this member that the upper portion of Fig. III was in part indicated in section.

It will now be noted that the upper edges of the arms 12, the upper edges of the perpendicular legs of the members 19 and the upper edge of the side 23 are substantially flush with each other as clearly seen in Fig.

I. It is in this position that all three are fixedly secured to each other through the medium of the horizontally disposed bolts 24. The primary brace-member 16, the supplemental brace-member 20 and the interposed main transverse ll'lQlTlbClS 19 are also fastened together through the medium of the substantially vertically extending bolts 25. Such a relation of the different members and all means for fixing them each with respect to another insures connections at the upper portions of the bracket which similarly guarantee extreme rigidity.

Figs. VI, VII and VIII are as earlier stated corresponding views of a simplified modification wherein a single brace-member 26 is substituted for the primary and secondary brace-members of the other type. This brace-member 26 is preferably an integral casting having a flat substantially horizontal portion 27 upon which the main trans- These are 75 verse members 19 will rest, an upwardly extending portion 28 substantially perpendicular at the outer edge of the first mentioned surface and against which the extremities of the main transverse members 19 abut, two projecting end bosses 29 of an exterior edge contour such that they will fit snugly or wedge within the interior recesses at the top of the arms 12, and webs 30 serving as braces and connecting the lower extremities of the bosses 29 with the under surface of the portion 27. As will now be clear to those conversant with the art, the casting 26 fulfils at one and the same time the joint functions of the primary and supplemental braceanembers 16 and 20 respectively as shown in the earlier figures. The transverse members 19 are each similarly fixed by means of bolts both to the member 26 and through it above with the upper extremities of the arms 12. It should be noted in conclusion that the upwardly extending portion 28 makes a very neat exterior closure for the several connections and in so doing should again be flush on the upper extremity with each of the other members between which it is secured.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An implement bracket comprising in combination, a bearing block provided with cylindrical extensions on opposite sides thereof, said block and extensions being provided with a bore therethrough, said block provided with angular bosses, said bosses iaving grooves for the reception of securing bolts, a pair of arms, having inwardly facing channels adapted to engage with and hold said block in a plane perpendicular to the bore, and retaining bolts passing through said arms and resting in the grooves of the bosses.

2. An implement bracket comprising in combination, a pair of arms provided with inwardly facing channels, a bearing block fitting into said channels and provided with bolt grooves, bolts resting in said grooves and holding said arms and block together,

said arms extending upward from their block connections, and a primary brace having downwardly bent ends fitting into said channels and secured to said arms near their upper ends.

3. An implement bracket comprising in combination, a pair of arms provided with inwardly facing channels, a bearing block fitting into said channels and provided with bolt grooves, bolts resting in said grooves and holding said arms and block together, said arms extending upward from their block connections, a primary brace having downwardly bent ends fitting into said channels and secured to said arms near their upper ends, and a secondary brace having upwardly extending sides and ends flush with the upper ends of the arms, said secondary brace connected to the primary brace.

4. An implement bracket comprising in combination, apair of arms provided with inwardly facing channels, a bearing block fitting into said channels and provided with bolt grooves, bolts resting in said grooves and holding said arms and block together, said arms extending upward from their block connections, a primary brace having downwardly bent ends fitting into said channels and secured to said arms near their upper ends, and a secondary brace having upwardly extending sides and ends flush with the upper ends of the arms, said secondary brace connected to the primary brace and to the said arms.

5. A bracket support comprising in combination, two pairs of arms each provided with inwardly facing channels, a bearing block fitting into the channels of each pair, bolts holding each of said pairs of arms and block together, said arms having upward extensions, braces each having downwardly bent extensions fitting into the channels of a pair of arms near their upper ends, transverse members connecting said arms and braces at the ends of said braces, and a secondary brace for each pair of arms parallel with the respective primary brace and resting upon 'one of said transverse members.

6. A bracket support comprising in combination, two pairs of arms each provided with inwardly facing channels, a bearing block fitting into the channels of each pair, bolts holding each of said pairs of arms and block together, said arms having upward extensions, braces each having extensions adapted to engage the channels of a pair of arms near their upper ends, and transverse members adapted to engage said braces and upward extensions and connect said pairs of arms transversely.

7. A bracket support comprising in combination, two pairs of arms each provided with inwardly facing channels, a bearing block fitting into the channels of each pair, bolts holding each of said pairs of arms and block together, said arms having upward extensions, braces each having a fiat horizontal portion and extensions substantially perpendicular to said fiat portion, said extensions having parts adapted to fit the channels of the arms, and transverse members adapted to rest upon said flat portions and connect said pairs of arms transversely.

8. A bracket support comprising in com bination, two pairs of arms each provided with inwardly facing channels, a bearing block fitting into the channels of each pair, bolts holding each of said pairs of arms and block together, said arms having upward extensions, braces each having a flat horitit i connect said pairs of arms transversely, the

zontal portion and extensions substantially ing substantially in the same horizontal perpendicular to said flat portion, said eX- plane as the upper ends of the arms. tensions having parts adapted to fit the chan- Signed by me, this 14th day of Sept, 1912. 10 nels of the arms, and transverse members VILBUR F. BUDLONG. adapted to rest upon said fiat portions and Attested by F. M. DEEX,

upper edges of said transverse members be- A. F. ELERBAR.

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